阿修羅

阿修羅

See also: 阿修罗

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿修羅)		阿	修	羅
simp. (阿修罗)		阿	修	罗

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit असुर (asura).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āxiūluó

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ sau¹ lo⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: āxiūluó
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ashiouluo
    • IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ sau¹ lo⁴
    • Yale: a sāu lòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ sau¹ lo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ seo¹ lo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /äː³³ sɐu̯⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʔɑ  sɨu  lɑ/▼

Rime
Character	阿	修	羅
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	心 (16)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	尤 (136)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	I
Fanqie	烏何切	息流切	魯何切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/sɨu/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/siu/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/siəu/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/suw/	/la/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/siu/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/sĭəu/	/lɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/si̯ə̯u/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	xiū	luó

Noun

阿修羅

1. (Buddhism) asura

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	修	羅
あ Jinmeiyō	す Grade: 5	ら Grade: S
goon

Kanji in this term
阿	修	羅
あ Jinmeiyō	しゅ Grade: 5	ら Grade: S
goon

Etymology

From Chinese 阿修羅, from Sanskrit असुर (asura).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) あ​しゅら [áꜜshùrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) あしゅら [àshúrá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ɕɨᵝɾa̠]

Noun

阿修羅 (hiragana あしゅら, rōmaji ashura, alternative reading あすら, katakana アスラ, rōmaji asura)

1. asura

   Synonym: 修羅 (shura)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
阿	修	羅

Noun

阿修羅 • (asura) (hangeul 아수라)

1. Hanja form^? of 아수라 (“asura”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
阿	修	羅

Noun

阿修羅

1. Hán tự form of A Tu La (“asura”).